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"Building material tariffs heighten market uncertainty, strain supply chains and increase construction costs," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Reinvigorating free markets requires a broad effort to heighten economic competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Adam Wharton's man-of-the-match performance in the final will only serve to heighten the feeling the midfielder is destined to join an elite club.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Changes in the type of investor buying government bonds may heighten price volatility, the ECB said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Finally, to top it all off and heighten its dramatic appeal, the petition arrived under the signature of Benjamin Franklin, whose patriotic credentials and international reputation were beyond dispute.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

"Every incident that happens is getting in the media and on social media and that heightens awareness of everything that's going on and feeds into people not feeling safe in their homes," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Feeding wild birds heightens the risk of disease transmission at feeding locations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

The risk of smashups heightens the excitement at more than a dozen docking events around the bay, which can pull in several thousand spectators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Occasionally also, or in the case of opera throughout, dramatic poetry heightens the emotional effect of its words with music.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

Ukrainian trains are halted and evacuated when there is a heightened threat of attack, with passengers standing in fields and forests alongside the track for hours until the danger passes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some observers felt he looked tired against City, which only heightened questions around his involvement against Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK in the Champions League.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Amid heightened economic anxiety and inflation, shoppers are increasingly looking for ways to save.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Inadequate monetary and fiscal support could disrupt momentum in capital expenditures amid heightened geopolitical risks, the French bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“In this climate of heightened accountability, some believe that schools will give instructional time only to subjects that are included in high-stakes testing,” it states.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The company has bolstered the memory capacity on its devices to support these capabilities — simultaneously heightening its supply-chain cost pressures.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, heightening the risk of such disasters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Many jurisdictions do not have the protocols in place to manage the development, release, and deployment of advanced frontier AI models, heightening risks for the financial sector and beyond,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Great for heightening drama, terrible for addressing the country's immediate difficulties.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry